HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Ken Ito |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
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Rep. Pono Chong |
Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
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Rep. Denny Coffman |
Rep. Gil Riviere |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 14, 2011 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO BUILDING DESIGN FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Allows the Disability and Communication Access Board to charge fees to defray expenses of reviewing construction plans to ensure compliance with law. Establishes an Accessible Building Design Special Account for plan review fees and cost of compliance with ADA design requirements. Effective January 1, 2012. (HB756 HD1)
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HLT, WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRESPASS. Holds authors and publishers of visitor websites and publications liable to readers who suffer injury or death as a result of being enticed to go onto private lands that are not open to the public. (HB548 HD1)
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TOU, WLO, JUD |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Establishes a special account within the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund and requires that archaeological permit fees collected be deposited into the account to cover the costs of managing the permits. Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to increase permit fees over time. (HB224 HD1)
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HAW, WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE. Authorizes a portion of the conveyance tax revenues to be used to replenish the Kahoolawe rehabilitation trust fund for the long-term restoration of Kahoolawe.
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HAW, WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Requires the department of land and natural resources to consider the sale or exchange of Sand Island parcels to leaseholders; requires a report of findings and recommendation to the legislature.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Conveys ownership of state lands on Sand Island to the HCDA.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE COUNTIES. Eliminates the public auction requirement for the disposition of easements on county property for a specific purpose.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO STREAMLINING PERMIT, LICENSE, AND APPROVAL APPLICATION PROCESSING. Authorizes counties to contract with a third-party reviewer to streamline construction permit, license, and other application processing; provides that applications will be deemed approved if historic preservation division fails to review and comment within 60 days, and after 30 days if agencies fail to establish maximum time periods for permit and other application processing.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Authorizes a county to levy a one-half per cent surcharge on state general excise tax and use tax to be used for county water infrastructure, including drainage improvements, wastewater infrastructure, and reclaimed water infrastructure.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONSERVATION. Requires the revenues of the land conservation fund from the conveyance tax to be temporarily expended for invasive species control and mitigation, reforestation, and sediment run-off control.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. Requires the director of taxation to provide the administrator of each county's real property assessment division with an image of all certificates of conveyances filed with the bureau of conveyances within ten days after the end of each week.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Imposes conveyance tax on the transfer of a controlling interest of an entity with an interest in real property. Imposes the conveyance tax on certain transfers of real property at the lowest tax rate.
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WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO A CONTROLLING INTEREST TRANSFER TAX. Establishes a controlling interest transfer tax imposed at the rate set under the conveyance tax, to be administered by the Director of Taxation on any transfer of interest of more than 50 percent in an entity holding real property in the state.
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WLO, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to: WLOtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov; or
PAPER: One original document to Room 438 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8504 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6120or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Jerry L. Chang Chair |
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